March 2023

Professional Advice is Key: Part 2 Pipeline Planning

This blog was written by: Craig Coulson, Senior Trust Officer Many professional estate administrators emphasize the emotional toll and time-consuming steps that are reduced or eliminated when a corporate executor is named in one’s will. Sometimes, beneficiaries may be unhappy with corporate executor fees, perhaps thinking if only they were appointed, they would save the estate the cost of administration. What is not frequently mentioned is how the appointment of….

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Adding New Parties to An Existing Litigation?

Joinder In the world of estate law, litigation is often unavoidable. Sometimes, facts and players will emerge after the initial pleadings stage, i.e., after litigation has already begun. In that case, a notice of application or statement of claim must be amended to add further respondents who are not already part of the litigation. This addition of new parties is also called “joinder”. Joinder is addressed under Rule 26.01 and….

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Contested wills, Estate Litigation, Trustee Disputes, Uncategorized
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